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Fentanyl Finds Its Way To Grundy County Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Opioids Are Deadly When two Trenton residents were indicted by a federal grand jury last week for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Grundy County, it might have seemed like just another drug bust. But the lethal nature of the synthetic opioid and its wide availability in northwest Missouri is causing increasing alarm among area law enforcement agencies.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri last week announced the March 1 grand jury indictment of 24-yearold Troy Lee Palmer and 26-year-old Dallas W. Hughs. The federal indictment alleges that the two men participated in a conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl since Oct. 27, 2020. Hughs is also charged with three counts of distributing fentanyl in Grundy County on separate occasions between Aug. 23 and Sept. 13, 2021.

In addition to the conspiracy charge, Palmer is also charged with one count of possessing fentanyl to distribute in Grundy County on Dec. 8, 2020 and one count of possessing several firearms in the furtherance of dug-trafficking crimes.

Eric McAllister, officer in charge for the Grundy County Drug Task Force, said it came to light in Oct. 2020 that fentanyl-laced M30 pills were being distributed in Grundy County.

“Before October 2020 we hadn’t seen these blue M30 pills in Grundy County. We went out to

BRIEFS Zoom Link For Forum

The Trenton R-9 School Board Candidate Forum, scheduled for Wednesday evening, can be accessed through Zoom for those who wish to participate virtually.

The Zoom link to access the forum is https://zoom.us/j/96606820530?pwd=ZHNiRTlTNjkxU1 o2SEVqd3lzejltZz09 Meeting ID: 966 0682 0530 Passcode: TR9. Those wishing to join by Zoom must have the passcode to participate and are reminded to turn off their cameras and mute their microphones.

The Trenton Teachers Association, Trenton Hy-Vee and the Trenton Republican-Times will host the “Meet the Candidates” Night at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Trenton High School Commons. The forum will feature the candidates for the Trenton R-9 Board of Education who will be on the April 5 Ballot. Mindy Walker, Northwest Region member service coordinator for the Missouri State Teachers Association, will moderate the forum. Those invited to attend include the four candidates for two threeyear terms: incumbent Dorothy Taul, Jeff Spencer, Toby Havens and Joshua Shuler, as well as Jason Hostetler, who was earlier appointed to the board to serve until the election and was the only candidate who filed to fill an unexpired term. Incumbent Marcie Cutsinger has chosen to not seek re-election.

R-9 patrons are encouraged to send questions for the candidates to Charley Crimi at ccrimi@trentonr9.k12.mo.us. If time allows, questions will be taken from the audience during the forum, which is scheduled to be livestreamed.

Angstrom Brass At PAC

Need Help?

If you need help with an addiction, local resources include: Preferred Family Healthcare, 1628 Oklahoma Ave., 660-359-4600.

North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 1601 E. 28th St., 660-359-4487.

Or call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at 1-800662-HELP.

Have A Tip? If you have information on the distribution of any drugs in Grundy County or northwest Missouri: Call the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office at 660-3592828, Extension 2275 to reach the Grundy County Drug Task Force, which is a part of the Northwest Missouri Drug Task Force and works with a variety of other agencies to address drug manufacturing and distribution in the area. Information can remain anonymous. Information also can be submitted through the GCSD app.

make a buy and came across these,” he explained.

In addition to “M30s,” the pills are sometimes known as “percs” and “Oxys.” The counterfeit prescription pills are manufactured in clandestine labs in Mexico with no oversight or regulation and consistently contain a range of substances, the most dangerous of which is fentanyl. The synthetic opioid is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and pills laced with the substance are known to be responsible for thousands of overdoses across the U.S., many of which have led to death.

One of the main problems with the fentanyllaced pills is that there is no [See Fentanyl, Page 4]

Art’s Alive will present the Angstrom Brass ensemble in a performance set for 2 p.m., Sunday, April 24 at the Trenton R-9 Performing Arts Center.

“Angstrom Brass: Artisanal Sounds for the Modern Ear” is “a chamber ensemble that curates exceptional instrumental art music experiences, melding the distinctive timbres of the various brass instruments into a cohesive musical voice.” This is the first Art’s Alive event to be held in the PAC and member Dan Maxey said it provides an opportunity for a large audience to be involved in the group’s latest offering.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased in advance at Hy-Vee or the day of the show at the PAC. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m., with no reserved seating.

Friends Of The Library Event

The Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library Friends of the Library will hold its annual membership dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, April 1 and potential members are invited to attend as well.

The dinner will be held at the library and those planning to attend should make their reservations by Wednesday, March 30. Tickets are $30 and reservations can be made by calling the library at 660-359-3577.

The Friends of the Library is an organization that supports the library by helping with the book sale, decorating for the holidays, etc. Annual memberships are $20, although a new membership and the dinner can be purchased for $45, a $5 discount. Lifetime memberships to Friends of the Library are $500.

Spickard Alumni Banquet

The Spickard Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 7 at the school.

Doors open at 4 p.m., with dinner to be served at 6 p.m.

Reservations should be made by April 22 by calling 660359-2422.

Flag Service Ending

The Royal Rangers of the Trenton First Assembly of God Church have announced that they have decided to end their service/fundraiser of putting up flags at area businesses.

Outpost 7 of the Royal Rangers is transitioning to activities that the boys in the post can more easily participate in. If another organization is interested in taking over the flag service they are asked to contact the church at 660359-4400.

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ECKERTS CUT RIBBON ON ADDITION

Claude and Nadine Eckert, former educators at Pleasant View R-6 School, were honored at Saturday’s Pleasant View Extravaganza when they cut the ribbon on the district’s new addition, which is named the “Claude and Nadine Eckert Addition.” The addition houses the sixth through eighth grade classrooms and a concession stand area. Claude Eckert is the former long-time superintendent in the district and Mrs. Eckert was a teacher in the district. The couple, pictured with their daughter and son-in-law, Claudine and John Barner, also announced a $50,000 donation to the district during the event, which included various activities such as an auction that raised nearly $20,000 for the school and a dodgeball tournament.

Photos of the top two teams are pictured on page 2 of today’s paper.

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OPEN SEASON

After back-to-back rainouts, the Trenton High School baseball team finally opened its 2022 season under firstyear head coach David Schockley. The Bulldogs led early but couldn’t best Lathrop on the road, falling 15-3 in five innings. SPORTS, 2

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Trenton Strikes First, But Falls In Opener Bulldogs Can’t Keep Pace With Mules In 15-3 Loss LATHROP 15 TRENTON 3 - 5 INN. After two postponed games, the Trenton High School baseball team was ready to get their 2022 campaign under way in Lathrop on Friday. Their eagerness showed in the opening frame when the Bulldogs knocked in two runs before the host Mules ever got a turn at the plate.

But Lathrop had answers — a lot of them. By the game's end, Trenton’s early lead never stood a chance as the Mules sent the Bulldogs home with a 15-3 loss in five innings. It was a loss that established an 0-1 start to the season for the Bulldogs and an 0-1 start to first-year head coach David Shockley’s career.

Lathrop’s offense answered Trenton’s initial punch with four runs in the bottom of the first, four more in the second and seven in the third. Trenton, meanwhile, sputtered at the plate after the opening inning and managed just one more run the rest of the way, a single tally in the top of the fifth that wasn’t enough to force the game into a sixth inning as the

contest was called by the 10-run rule.

Despite the lop-sided final score, Trenton hammered out eight hits in the loss, all singles. Mason Rongey was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Gabe Novak and Brayden Wiggins each added a hit and a run scored.

Bobby Schreckengaust and Luke Schilling each had a hit and an RBI and Gavin Cagle and Sam Gibson each added hits as well.

On the hill, Novak started, allowing eight runs on just two hits and six walks while striking out two in one and two-thirds innings. Rongey followed, yielding seven runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two in two and one-third innings.

Trenton was looking to bounce back in its second game of the season on Monday as the Bulldogs traveled to face Cameron.

Trenton will be back on the road on Thursday, traveling to take on Princeton. The first pitch for that game is set for 5 p.m.

Shockley is looking to breath new life into a program that was just 2-13 last year, playing with a roster of just nine players. Shockley was able to bring some excitment to the baseball team, drawing 21 players to the sport this season.

SPORTS BRIEFS NCMC Baseball Gets Wins

The North Central Missouri College baseball team hosted Dakota County Tech four times over the weekend, splitting a doubleheader on Saturday, before sweeping their foes on Sunday.

NCMC lost the opener Saturday, 7-2, but reeled off wins of 8-1, 6-4 and 2-1 to close the series.

The Pirates are now 10-17 overall on the season.

NCMC hosts Southeast on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Tigers Perform Well In Chillicothe Princeton Wins 13 Individual Golds At Event The Princeton High School track and field team was in action for the second time in 2022 on Friday when they traveled south to compete in the Chillicothe Time Trials. The event featured just four schools, the Tigers, Hamilton, Carrollton and host Chillicothe.

No team scores were kept.

The Princeton girls won nine of the events contested at the meet with senior Lauren Krohn leading the way. Krohn picked up gold in three events, winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes.

Krohn broke the tape in the 100 with a time of 13.08, was first in the 200 with a time of 28.43 and topped the field in the 400 with a mark of 1:03.14.

Princeton had one relay win in the 4x100-meter relay where Danielle Bears, Addy Henke, Faith Siemer and Carsey Brown combined to win with a time of 55.81.

Henke was first in the triple jump as well, winning with a leap of 9.2 meters. Princeton was onetwo in the event as Grace Kelly came in second with a jump of 8.89 meters.

Princeton took the toptwo spots in the 100 and 200 as well with Kelly finishing runner-up to Krohn in the 100 with a time of 13.66 and Henke being second to Krohn in the 200 with a time of 28.66.

Kinslee Stokely won the pole vault with a mark of 2.9 meters and her teammate, Bears, was second in the event after clearing 2.3 meters.

Other first-place finishers for Princeton included Gracie Thogmartin,

Photo courtesy of Terri Wilson Kelly

LAUREN KROHN distances herself from the pack during the 400-meter dash at the Chillicothe Time Trials on Friday. Krohn won three gold medals on the day, sweeping the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes.

who won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.93; Katie Pfaltzgraff, who won the long jump with a leap of 4.18 meters; and Megan Spencer, who won the discus with a throw of 27.55 meters.

Princeton got runner-up finishes from Mackenzie Dunlin in the high jump with a mark of 1.33 meters and Kyla Coffman in the discus with a throw of 26.45.

Spencer was third in the javelin with a throw of 30.3 meters and Siemer was third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.32.

For the Princeton boys, there were four event-winning performances with Andrew Rhoades accounting for half of those.

Rhodes won the 200-

meter dash with a time of 23.03 and the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.79.

Rhoades was also second in the javelin with a throw of 45.39 meters.

Kaleb Thomas won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.02 and Talan Holt tied for first in the high jump after clearing 1.78 meters. Holt added a second-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 5.95 meters and he was third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.6 meters.

Logan Smith finished second in the 800 with a time of 2:27.6 and he was third in the 400 with a time of 59.56.

Nicolas Rubio placed third in the 800 with a time of 2:50.85. Rubio, Thomas and Smith combined with

Kenny Wright to place second in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 10:11.09.

Other top-three finishers for Princeton at the event included Luke Kelly, second in the triple jump with a mark of 11.36 meters; Jaden Finney, third in the long jump with a leap of 5.55 and third in the high jump with a mark of 1.78 meters; Cooper Boxley, third in the triple jump with a mark of 10.91 meters; and Wright, third in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:10.21.

Princeton’s track and field teams are set to return to action today (Tuesday) at the Trenton Early Bird Relays. Action at C.F. Russell Stadium is set for a 3:30 start.

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A DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT was held as a part of the Pleasant View R-6 Extravaganza over the weekend. The Dodge Fathers, left, took first place in the tournament, defeating Savage, But Average, right, for the championship. Members of the Dodge Fathers included, from left, Morgan Duff, Damien Little, Tyler Cox, Jack Bethards, Joe DeVorss, Colby Olmstead, Preston Jawahir and Zach Tabbert. Members of Savage, But Average included, from left, front row, Adysan Rains, Kinsley Allnutt, Olivia Tabbert, Zaylea Phillips, middle row, Kala Smith, Landry Oaks, Molly Milazzo; back row, Skylar Bonnett. All but one member of Savage, But Average were high school and middle school students.

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Final Four Looks Awfully Familiar Saints’ Simmons Blue Bloods Kansas, Duke, Carolina, Nova Last Ones Standing

BY JIM LITKE ASSOCIATED PRESS For all the talk of college basketball's brave new world, it suddenly looks a lot like the old one.

So anyone asking why the same dozen programs are still playing musical chairs at the Final Four every year — Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova this time around — would do well to recall how Willie Sutton answered the feds when they asked why he kept robbing banks: “Because that's where the money is.”

Grit and gumption are great, but as the Saint Peter's Peacocks were reminded in a hurry Sunday, they only take you so far. Yes, the Peacocks beat long odds and three bigger, much better-funded programs to book their Elite Eight spot opposite North Carolina. But the NCAA Tournament is nothing like the movie “Hoosiers."

The Peacocks fell behind down 70 after less than three minutes, 21-7 a few minutes after that and 94-81 when the final buzzer mercifully ushered them off the court.

“They hang their hat on punching teams in the mouth, being the underdog, that kind of thing,” North Carolina’s Leaky Black said. “We just had to let them know it wasn’t going to happen tonight.”

Or maybe ever.

College basketball's powers-thatbe, dragged into court and facing the

threat of even more lawsuits, spent the last decade paying lip service to the idea of leveling the playing field.

Because of the chaos wrought by the pandemic, a number of players were granted an extra year of eligibility.

And because of the transfer portal — a rough equivalent of free agency — more players than ever switched programs in the past few years.

All that movement should have benefitted mid-major programs, which recruit second-tier players and keep them longer, hoping that experience and teamwork can make up what they lack in talent and resources.

Occasionally it does, mostly during the regular season and every so often, in the early rounds of the tournament.

But as the games pile up, it's not just the tough who get going, the talented ones do, too.

The rosters at Duke, North Carolina and Kansas are loaded with the kind of prospects, practice facilities and support staffs that would turn any NBA G League team green with envy, and they spend two to three times as much money — without paying players' salaries. Villanova doesn't have that kind of cache — yet — but after winning two national championships in the last five years, coach Jay Wright is closing both the talent and and budget gaps in a hurry.

Between them, those four schools have combined for 17 national titles and 61 Final Fours. So, improbable as Saint Peter's run was, harder than grabbing a rung that high on the ladder is hanging on. To get a real sense of how hard, look at what happened to Miami.

The Hurricanes came in as a 10 seed with dreams of getting coach

Jim Larrañaga back to the Final Four for the first time since he led 11thseeded George Mason, a middling mid-major, on a memorable run in 2006. They snuck past seventhseeded USC, clobbered secondseeded Auburn, and overpowered 11th-seeded Iowa State before running into Kansas, and getting run over 76-50.

The Hurricanes' reliable point guard, Charlie Moore, couldn't have been more experienced, playing on his fourth team in five years — including two at Kansas. Their best scorer, Kameron McCrusty, a redshirt senior guard, joined Miami after two seasons at Big 12 rival Oklahoma.

Ahead by six points at halftime, a Final Four berth looked within reach.

“At halftime it was basically ... kind of a challenge against us,” said Ochai Agbaji, a first-team All-American and likely NBA first-round pick.

“We didn’t come this far to lay down or give up at this point."

He wasn't kidding. The Jayhawks came out red hot, ran up a 47-15 margin over the final 20 minutes, shooting 59.3% after the break and out-rebounding 25-11.

“I’ve thought all along that this was a possibility,” Kansas coach Bill Self said afterward, pointed towards a fourth Final Four in his 19 seasons at Kansas “But I’ve also thought all along that the margin for error wasn’t such where we could get loose and have it be a probability.”

Speaking of probability, that the Jayhawks return to the Final Four as the only top seed left in the field is more than a good omen. A No. 1 seed has won the past four national championships and 11 of the last 14.

NCAA Preview: Blue Is The Color A Quick Look At The Schools Vying For The Title

By The Associated Press Coach K's final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint.

Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova.

Kansas faces Villanova, then it's Duke-Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament in New Orleans.

This is going to be good, so here's a quick rundown of the last four teams left standing: KANSAS Final Four road: The Jayhawks (32-6) looked vulnerable after consecutive late-season losses, but rounded into form at just the right time. While the other No. 1 seeds dropped off in the NCAA Tournament, the Big 12 champions beat Texas Southern, Creighton and Providence to reach the Elite Eight.

Kansas rolled into its 16th Final Four by crushing Miami 76-50 to win the Midwest Region.

Strengths: Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun can both score in bunches, shoot from the perimeter and beat defenders off the dribble. Remy Martin is an immediate adrenaline boost off the bench.

Weaknesses: The Jayhawks overwhelmed Miami in the paint in the Elite Eight, but have been mediocre in the post at times.

Star: Agbaji. The 6-foot5 senior is explosive and coming off his best game of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 18 points on 8-of12 shooting against Miami.

Key contributor: Martin.

The Arizona State transfer enters the game like he's shot off a launching pad, changing the complexion with his quickness and fearlessness.

VILLANOVA Final Four road: The Wildcats (30-7) had some shaky stretches earlier in the season, but have won 14 of 15, including the Big East Tournament. Villanova has been its efficient best at both ends in the NCAA Tournament, beating Delaware, Ohio State and Michigan to reach the Elite Eight. The Wildcats smothered Houston in San Antonio, winning 50-44 to reach the Final Four for the third time in six seasons.

Strengths: The buffed-up Wildcats often bully teams around the floor on offense and defense. Villanova also shoots 83% from the freethrow line, on pace to break Harvard's NCAA record of 82.2% set in 1994.

Weaknesses: The Wildcats were already thin and lost second-leading scorer Justin Moore to a torn Achilles tendon against Houston in the Elite Eight.

Star: Collin Gillespie.

The senior guard tore his ACL late last season, but has been a huge reason Villanova is back in the Final Four with his steady leadership and clutch shooting.

Key contributor: Jermaine Samuels. The 6-7 senior plays bigger than his size and is a difference maker at both ends of the court DUKE Final Four road: Coach Mike Krzyzewski's final of 42 seasons in Durham suffered a few bumps in the road, including a blowout to North Carolina in his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (32-6) have seemed determined to send Coach

K out on top since the NCAA bracket began, blowing out Cal State Fullerton, then grinding out wins over Michigan State, Texas Tech and Arkansas to reach the Final Four for a record 13th time under Krzyzewski.

Strengths: The Blue Devils have multiple scoring options and are No. 1 in KenPom's offensive efficiency ratings. Krzyzewski has shown the game hasn't left him behind as he heads for the exit, making key adjustments that propelled Duke to the Final Four.

Weaknesses: Duke has been good on the defensive end lately, but had some rough moments earlier in the season, particularly in the loss to North Carolina.

The Blue Devils have good 3-point shooters in A.J. Griffin and Wendell Moore, but have been inconsistent from the arc.

Star: Paolo Banchero. A likely top-3 pick in this year's NBA draft, the 6-10 freshman is a matchup nightmare for opponents.

Banchero has the size to post up smaller players, can shoot from the perimeter and beat defenders off the dribble.

Key contributor: Mark Williams. Duke's 7-1 sophomore center is a dominating force on the defensive end, blocking and altering shots. He's also got a good post game and finishes with authority.

NORTH CAROLINA Final Four road: The Tar

Heels (28-9) got their first season under Hubert Davis off to a shaky start, looking like they'd miss the NCAA Tournament. Davis has since pulled the right strings, leading North Carolina to wins over Marquette, No. 1 seed Baylor and UCLA to reach the Elite Eight. The Tar Heels ensured a blue blood Final Four by crushing upstart Saint Peter's 69-49.

Strengths: Armando Bacot is one of the best big men in the country, freshman Caleb Love is a dynamic scorer and R.J. Davis a steady floor leader who also can score in bunches.

Weaknesses: Davis' rotation doesn't go much beyond the starting five, which nearly cost the Tar Heels against Baylor. North Carolina has been better defensively late in the season, but had some real clunkers on that end earlier.

Star: Bacot. North Carolina's big man can be dominating, as he was with 20 points and 22 rebounds against Saint Peter's.

Key contributor: Brady Manek. The Oklahoma transfer proved to be the piece North Carolina was missing, providing perimeter shooting and scoring while doing all the little things the Tar Heels need.

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Honored By HOF

Former Trenton Resident Receives NFL Award Former New Orleans Saints head equipment manager Dan Simmons, a former Trenton resident, has been identified with 19 other NFL equipment managers, assistant coaches, athletic trainers and public relations personnel for “Awards of Excellence” under a program the Pro Football Hall of Fame has launched to recognize significant contributors to the game.

Simmons provided 42 years of service to the Saints in the equipment department, starting in 1973 and running through the 2014 season. Since his retirement as head equipment manager, he has served as an alumni/legends coordinator, assisting in the club’s outreach efforts to involve former players with the organization. He is also a club contact with the NFL’s Legends Program, which is designed to help former NFL players connect with each other, their former teams and the league.

Simmons has worked a total of 858 New Orleans Saints preseason, regular season and postseason games. He was a member of ten playoff teams as head equipment manager and celebrated the Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV Championship. During his Saints career as head equipment manager, he handled the equipment needs for thousands of players during the tenures of 14 of the franchise's first 16 head coaches.

Prior to this most recent honor, Simmons was honored with a lifetime achievement award by his colleagues from all 32 clubs at the 2015 NFL Equipment Managers Meetings in Houston. In 2010, he was elected into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame, along with

late Assistant Equipment Manager Silky Powell, as that year's Joe Gemelli "Fleur-De-Lis" Award winners. Following the 1994 and 2005 seasons, Simmons and his staff were selected in a vote by their peers for the Whitey Zimmerman Memorial award, annually given to the NFL equipment staff that exceeds the usual demands to the position.

Simmons lived in Trenton until after his sophomore year of high school when his family moved to St. Louis. Simmons attended the Brainerd Elementary School in Trenton, which produced four individuals who would win World Championships in either baseball or football.

In addition to Simmons, who won his Super Bowl ring with the Saints, Kenneth Marrs won a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs and Mike Arbuckle and Jerry Laugherty both won World Series rings with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008 and Kansas City Royals in 2015. Arbuckle also won a World Series ring with the Atlanta Braves.

Simmons's late father Bill held a similar post with the St. Louis Cardinals football franchise for 22 years, with Dan assisting him on a full-time basis from 1971-72 before coming to New Orleans. A graduate of Meramec College in St. Louis, Simmons is also a Vietnam veteran who served four years in the United States Navy. He and his wife, Elaine, have three grown children – Tracy, Tony and Amy – and four grandchildren.

Simmons and his fellow award winners will be placed on display inside a designated area of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He and his fellow recipients will be invited to the 2022 enshrinement week and will be recognized in Canton, Ohio this August at an event to be determined.

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five pills with fentanyl contains a potentially lethal • From Front Page • dose - what makes it worth way to know which ones the risk to continue taking are lethal. them? McAllister said it’s “The problem is there like any other drug - the might be a small percentage need for it outweighs the of fentanyl in one of the risk. When someone has pills in a bag and a lethal been addicted to opioids, dose of it in another one,” McAllister said, they get McAllister said. sick when they don’t have It’s also relatively easy to them, so taking the M30s get the M30s, which have a alleviates the pain and sickhuge profit margin for the ness of withdrawal.

Mexican cartels that man“The problem is, you ufacture and distribute never know with these them. McAllister and M30s what you’re going to Grundy County Sheriff get. So, we’re seeing Rodney Herring said that as frequent overdoses,” he the pills come across the said, noting that overdoses Mexican border they cost don’t always lead to death. $1 to $2 per pill. In the “The truth is it’s a cycle that Kansas City area, the pills never ends. We don’t see are $10 to $15 to maybe people get off these pills $20 per pill. The pills move unless they’re in custody. into Grundy County We see people go to rehab, through Kansas City and St. get clean, get out and reJoseph and by the time they lapse.” get here, the cost has risen Someone addicted to the to $25 to $35 per pill. pills, McAllister said, is It might seem that the spending all their time lookcost would keep the amount ing for them. The behavior of these pills to a minimum often escalates to heating up in an area such as Grundy the pills and using needles, County, but Sheriff Herring spoons, etc. to get the drug said his office, which was into their system. the lead on the PalmerThe drug trafficking also Hughs investigation, has has the by-product of vioseen a large influx of the lence, with the DEA saying pills since October 2020. this year alone it has seized “We’ve seized thousands more than 2,700 firearms in of these pills in Grundy connection with drug trafCounty since then,” com- ficking investigations - a 30 mented Sheriff Herring, percent increase since 2019. with McAllister agreeing In fact, Palmer’s firearms and saying there has been charge alleges that he posan “onslaught” of the pills. sessed a Cricket .22-caliber Across the U.S., 9.6 mil- bolt-action rifle, a Ross .22lion of the fake pills were caliber rifle, a Ross .410seized in FY21, up from 6.8 gauge shotgun, a Ruger million in FY20 and 2.6 .410-gauge shotgun, a Hiamillion in FY19. There has watha 12-gauge shotgun also been a dramatic rise in and a Ruger .223-caliber the number of counterfeit rifle on Dec. 8, 2020. pills that contain at least 2 Putting the dealers away mg of fentanyl, the amount seems like an easy way to that is considered a deadly solve the problem, but dose.

McAllister said there’s a reIf the pills are so danger- volving door of those willous - DEA lab testing re- ing to take the chance of veals that two out of every getting caught compared to

the money that can be made.

“As soon as we get someone off the street, there’s someone there ready to take over,” he explained.

And that’s part of the message McAllister wants out there - that the investigation into the counterfeit pills in Grundy County and northwest Missouri is not

over. In fact, he said, those who are distributing the illegal pills should be put on notice that there’s no happy ending for the seller or the user.

“If you’re selling or using fentanyl pills, this is what’s going to happen,” he said. “You’re either going to prison or you’re going to die.”

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COMMUNITY Saturday Accident Claims Life Of Area Resident A 20-year-old Unionville woman was fatally injured in an accident in Putnam County on Saturday evening when her vehicle was struck by one driven by a 14-year-old youth.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by Holly Hydorn of Unionville was westbound on County Road 175, one mile west of Unionville. A westbound 2011 Ford F250, driven by a 14-yearold male from Unionville, crossed the center of the

roadway and struck the SUV head-on. Ms. Hydorn, who was wearing a seat belt, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by Putnam County Coroner Anna Fleshman. The driver of the truck, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained moderate injuries and was transported by Putnam County Ambulance to the Putnam County Hospital.

In addition to the MSHP, the accident was investigated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and the Unionville Fire Department.

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Act IV Of ‘Kinsmen’: Long On Madness, Short On Action The Shakespearean Circle met on Wednesday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the Activity Center of the First Christian Church in Trenton.

The six members in attendance included Krista Rickerson, Amy White, Sarah Dannar, Mary Jane Smith, Susan Engelmann and Terry Cobb.

Following the business meeting, Krista Rickerson reviewed Act IV of “The Two Noble Kinsmen” which she described as being long on madness and short on action. The play’s plot was not moved in this short act. It primarily dealt with the madness of the

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Jailer’s Daughter and the madness of the impossible situation into which Emilia had been placed: to choose a husband between two men she did not know with not only the unchosen one losing his life, but his attendants losing theirs also.

After viewing a video performance of Act IV, members discussed study questions.

The next meeting of the Shakespearean Circle will be at 1:30 p.m. on April 6, 2022 at the First Christian Church Activity Center.

Susan Engelmann will lead the study of Act V.

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LOCAL Gallatin FCCLA To Send 16 To Nationals The Gallatin High School Chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders earned four first place trophies and qualified 16 State STAR Events participants for the National Competition.

Students from Gallatin attended the annual Missouri FCCLA State Leadership Conference March 20-22 at Tan-Tar-A Resort at Osage Beach. More than 1,200 delegates from across the state represented 7,340 members of Missouri FCCLA. This year’s student-developed conference theme was “Let Leadership Shine” as this is the 75th year for Missouri FCCLA. The conference featured speakers and workshops on topics such as preparing for college and careers, leadership skills, anti-bullying programs, and technology’s impact in education, careers, and on the family. In addition to leadership training, honors, and recognition, more than 400 students participated in 31

competitive events.

The following Gallatin FCCLA members competed in the State STAR Events competition with their results listed as follows: Chapter In Review, Kyre Terhune and Dorothy Burns: 1st place, Gold and Nationals.

Food Innovations, Payton Adkison, Kallie Salmon, and Lachlan Gibson: 1st place, Gold and Nationals.

Interpersonal Communications: Makenna Bottcher and Channing McBroom, Silver; Laurie King and Laynee Rainey: 1st place, Gold and Nationals; Lacey Holcomb and Kaydence Clevenger, Silver.

Job Interview: Garrett Dungy, Gold.

Nutrition and Wellness: Evelyn Baldwin, Silver.

Parliamentary Procedure: Ethan Adkison, Kyrsten Collins, Peyton Johnson, Pryce Johnson, Brynn Bird and Sullivan Bird: 1st place, Gold and Nationals.

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The 2022 Gallatin FCCLA State meeting delegates are front row L to R: Channing McBroom, Dorothy Burns, Jayda Curtis-Mazur, Tisha Hibler, LeAyrah Leeper, Maddie Kirk, Kaydence Clevenger, and Evelyn Baldwin. Middle row L to R: Kyre Terhune, Kallie Salmon, Lacey Holcomb, Makenna Bottcher, Peyton Johnson, Pryce Johnson, Sullivan Bird, Brynn Bird, and Laynee Rainey. Back row L to R: Kyrsten Collins, Lachlan Gibson, Jordan Donovan, Garrett Dungy, Payton Feiden, Ethan Adkison, Brett Hemry, Abby Parker, Payton Adkison, and Laurie King.

LeAyrah Leeper and Abby Parker, Silver.

Sports Nutrition: Jordan Donovan, Brett Hemry and Payton Feiden, Gold and Nationals.

Those earning one of the top two Golds in their event are advancing to the National FCCLA STAR

Events Competition, June 29-July 3 in San Diego, CA. Also attending the State Leadership conference as voting delegates were Maddie Kirk and Jayda CurtisMazur.

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School FCCLA career by attending State in person!” said GHS senior and current FCCLA President Kyrsten Collins. “I’m so excited for Nationals in San Diego!”

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The Gallatin High School Drama Club will present “The Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery” by Brian D. Taylor in two shows this weekend. The play will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Courter Theater in Gallatin, with doors opening both nights at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door. Featured senior cast members include, Taylor Schlaiss, front, and, from left, Jonathan Baldwin, Dyson Fry, Sarah Poplin, Faith Warner and Reggie Arnold.

Michelle Anthuis is the director for the play.

The Trenton R-9 Bulldog Mascot team had a great day at their pancake day at the C.F. Russell Stadium Concession Stand. Trenton Middle School/Trenton High School Mascot Team Sponsor Dave Burkeybile reported that the team raised $1,027 during the event. The funds will be used for the mascot program, upkeep of costumes, new costumes and props for the team to use with the Bulldog suits, prizes for homecoming spirit week, the school Halloween carnival, adopting a family at Christmas and helping out other clubs and organizations in the community. Pictured above are members of the Romesburg family, who stopped by and had breakfast with Trent the Bulldog and Hip Hop the Easter Bunny.

Missouri Senate Approves Resdestricting Plans JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators on Thursday approved a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts following months of tense Republican infighting, giving the House just hours to finish work on new maps before the Tuesday candidate filing deadline.

The Senate passed its plan by a bipartisan 22-10 vote, with 17 Republicans and five Democrats supporting it.

Republican senators fought for months over exactly how much to gerrymander the maps in their party's favor, with some

pushing to split the heavily Democratic Kansas City area to give the GOP a shot at winning seven of the state's congressional seats.

The plan ultimately passed by the Senate did not do that but is projected to maintain Republicans' hold on six of the state's eight U.S. House seats.

Five Republicans and five Democrats voted against the final Senate plan. All but two of the GOP conservatives who had pushed for a more favorable Republican gerrymander — Sens. Mike Moon and Bob Onder — ended up voting for the

compromise.

“Balancing all the interests in this chamber has certainly been a challenge,” said Sen. Andrew Koenig, a conservative caucus member who served as a go-between with the chamber’s GOP leadership in drafting the final version.

He added: “I don’t know anybody who’s getting 100% of what they want.”

Moon said during debate Thursday that he was disappointed some colleagues weren’t pushing for a more partisan approach. He noted that Democrats who control legislatures in New York, Illinois and elsewhere had

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“We have supermajorities in both chambers, yet we don’t take strong action,” Moon said.

Negotiators worked overnight Thursday to reach a deal, which included slightly strengthening the GOP advantage in the most competitive district — the St. Louis-area 2nd District held by GOP Rep. Ann Wagner.

The Senate map also keeps both of Missouri’s main military bases in the 4th District, a key demand of conservative caucus member Sen. Denny Hoskins.

Hanging over the debate was the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for Missouri candidates to officially sign up to run for U.S. Congress.

Congressional candidates began filing for office last month without knowing

final district boundaries.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden said several senators left the Capitol to travel out of state Thursday afternoon, adding to the pressure to come to an agreement. And Rowden said waiting to pass a plan Monday wouldn't have given the House enough time to give the proposal final approval before candidates' filing deadline.

House lawmakers face a tight turnaround as is. The House is not scheduled to reconvene until 4 p.m.

Monday — leaving no more than about 24 hours for candidates to potentially alter their plans, if the House gives final approval to the map.

The Senate version makes some significant boundary changes to the proposed map passed earlier this year by the House.

Whereas the House map concentrates the 2nd District in St. Louis and St.

Charles counties, the Senate version stretches it south to include parts of Franklin County and rural Washington and St. Francois counties.

The Senate map also splits Columbia and its home of Boone County, dividing the liberal-leaning city between the 3rd and 4th districts, which trend more rural and conservative.

The Senate plan also puts Jefferson County, south of St. Louis, in southeastern Missouri’s 8th District instead of the 3rd District as in the House version. The two versions also have different splits of the Kansas City suburbs in eastern Jackson County.

Rowden said passing the Senate proposal required balancing “34 interests, 34 unique positions, (and) 34 different ideas" from each of the senators about the future population makeup of the state's congressional districts.

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NC Pastor Spreads Smiles While Dressed As Colonel Sanders ICARD, N.C. (AP) — Pastor Tim Campbell loves to make people smile, and he generates grins when he dresses as Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

In a white suit, black western bow tie, black dress shoes and cane, he becomes The Colonel. “(Making people smile has) always been his goal even without The Colonel,” Tim’s wife Brenda Campbell said. “He loves to make people smile.”

Campbell likes to go out as The Colonel as much as possible. The pandemic has made that difficult. He said he is excited to start going to events again.

“I don’t want to go home and take this off. I want to leave it on and go somewhere,” Tim said. “If we go to an event or something, I’ll say, ‘Man, I look too good just to go home and change clothes. Let’s go to Walmart.’ We’ll go to Walmart, walk around and I’ll do a dozen pictures with people.”

Tim, 64, is the pastor at Icard Church of God. Tim has been a pastor since 1982 and The Colonel for 11 years, he said. One thing he said he hopes to do in the future is officiate a wedding as The Colonel.

Tim talked about his time as The Colonel. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

BECOMING THE COLONEL The Colonel started, when I was pastoring in Burnsville. There was a camp for handicapped children in Burnsville. It’s called Camp Funshine. They always celebrate every year. They would have a big celebration. When it starts, it goes from Monday through Thursday.

They were celebrating a milestone for KFC. I can’t remember what it was. It was an anniversary. They asked me to be Colonel Sanders. People said I looked like Colonel Sanders. I’d never played Colonel Sanders before. So, I had a white Easter suit, I found me a cane at the Goodwill, ordered a tie and I got my beard trimmed down like his (signature Van Dyke). It was wonderful just being with those kids.

I’ll never forget one young man. He looked like he was maybe 25. I came out of the cabin where I got dressed. He’d come to take me over there (to the celebration.) I’ll never forget he walked up to me, looked at me, put his arm around me and he said, “Well, I thought you was dead.”

He was a sweet, sweet fellow and we laughed about it.

I have to explain to a lot of people that I’m not really Colonel Sanders. I’ve had people come up to me and say, “Wow, are you the real Colonel Sanders?” And I’d say, “No, if I was real Colonel Sanders, I’d

be almost 132 years old.”

COMMUNITY WORK It has been slow through this pandemic, but we try to go out in the community and spread cheer everywhere. That’s my motto, “Spreading cheer everywhere.” We have been in the rest homes. I went as The Colonel. Of course, I go as a pastor but I go dressed as The Colonel.

Sometimes, I get invited to go to birthdays. I’ve got a birthday song I sing. I call it, “The Colonel’s Birthday Song.” On the last day of last year, we did an anniversary party. I entertained as The Colonel and Brenda went with me. We sang a couple songs and played a game with them.

Sometimes, we’ll go to KFC and buy about four dozen cookies to take to businesses. We’ll go in and say, “We want to bring you a gift for working so hard.” We take cookies to the hospital and the rest homes. We take cookies there and give them to the workers, especially during this pandemic. We’ve done that twice.

FAVORITE THINGS TO DO AS THE COLONEL Tim: I love going to restaurants. I love walking in a restaurant as The Colonel and them not knowing I’m coming. We’ve been to JD’s Smokehouse. Sometimes we’ll go to a KFC when they don’t know we’re coming. We’ve got a list of restaurants we want to go to, but we haven’t been able to get out. Nellie’s Southern Kitchen in Belmont, the Jonas Brothers’ dad owns that restaurant. We want to go there.

I love going to parades. We’re hoping to go to Mayberry (Mount Airy) this year, and do the parade there. But it’s a matter of finding somebody to drive me in the parade. I don’t know what we’re going to do about that.

Brenda: Bended Knee Outdoors, you love to go there.

Tim: I’ve never been there as The Colonel though. I would love to go to an event at Bended Knee Outdoors as The Colonel.

(Bended Knee Outdoors is a farm in Granite Falls where veterans can go to hunt, fish and ride horses.)

PRAYERS FOR VETERANS Brenda: Since he found out about Bended Knee Outdoors, he’s had little soldiers in the church.

Tim: We pray for our veterans, I’ve got little toy soldiers. I keep them in the church and I ask people to take them home and put one in a place where every time they see that little soldier, they’ll say a prayer for our veterans. We really support our veterans, especially during this time.

They don’t get the support they deserve.

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The Trenton Elks Lodge recently held its installation of officers and recognized three men for their contributions. Ron Dougan, center, was named Citizen of the Year and is pictured with Loyal Knight Matt Roberts, left, and Exalted Ruler Harry Kately. Not pictured are Timothy Blozvich, who was named Elk of the Year, and Nate Meservey, who was named Officer of the Year.

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The Rissler Elementary School Spring Book Fair, Art Show and Family Night was well-attended Friday evening, with a major draw being the “Rissler Bug Garden,” which was part of the “Rissler Museum of Art.” The mural included contributions from all grades. Individual students also had their artwork displayed around the building, with fourth grader Hudson Swank’s chalk, crayon and paper piece, entitled “Water Bug” being selected as the Best in Show 2022. Amy Overstreet is the Rissler Elementary School art instructor.

Will Smith Confronts Chris Rock, Then Wins Best Actor Oscar LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock, the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to Hollywood’s feel-good celebration.

But once Smith returned moments later to accept his first-ever Academy Award, he delivered a tearful apology for an act sure to overshadow his milestone achievement. He seized the opportunity during Sunday night's awards to speak on being a fierce defender just like his tennis dad character Richard Williams from “King Richard.”

Smith felt like the protector of many including his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, after Rock made a joke about her appearance that didn't sit right with him.

“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said as he began his acceptance speech after winning best actor honors. He apologized afterward to many people — including tennis stars Venus and Serena

Williams, Richard Williams’ daughters — but did not mention Rock in his apology.

Smith then spoke about being a protector for those who worked with him on the film such as Aunjanue Ellis along with Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton, the two actors who played Venus and Serena.

The exchange began when Rock took aim at Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, saying, “Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it, all right?”

Rock’s reference was made from the 1997 film “G.I. Jane,” starring Demi Moore, who shaved her head to portray a fictional Navy Seal candidate.

Pinkett Smith revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia. She has often discussed the challenges of hair loss on Instagram and other social media platforms.

The joke missed, badly.

Smith walked onto the stage from his front-row seat and took a swing at Rock with an open palm, generating a loud smack.

Smith walked back to his

seat and shouted for Rock to leave Pinkett Smith alone. Rock replied that he was just making a “G.I. Jane” joke — and Smith yelled back at him a second time.

Smith shouted at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of your (expletive) mouth,” and the crowd hushed as it became clear this was no act.

The moment shocked the Dolby Theatre audience and viewers at home. At the commercial break, presenter Daniel Kaluuya came up to hug Smith.

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Did Teen's Big Size Factor In Florida Amusement Ride Death?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride. Lawyers for his family want to know if negligence about his size, or other factors, played a role.

“This young man, he was athletic and he was big. He had no way of

knowing,” said Bob Hilliard, a Texas attorney who represents Tyre's mother, Nekia Dodd, in an interview Saturday. “This is going to be an issue of a lack of supervision and lack of training. A straightup negligence case."

Investigators on Saturday continued to examine what happened Thursday night when Sampson dropped out of his seat from a 430-foot, free-fall amusement park ride that is taller than the Statue of Liberty along a busy street in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district not far from Disney World.

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The Icon Park attraction said in a statement it is fully cooperating with investigators and that the Orlando FreeFall ride will be closed indefinitely. It opened late last year on International Drive, a major tourist mecca.

“We are heartbroken with the incident that took the life of one of our guests. We extend our condolences and deepest sympathy to his family and friends," said a statement from the SlingShot Group, which operates the ride.

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Tyre was a giant for his age, already the size of an NFL offensive lineman.

His family says he aspired to play pro football, like many kids with athletic ability who see a way to buy their mother a house and lift everyone in the family to a new level.

“That was his dream, and he was on his way,” Wendy Wooten, his stepmother, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “He had so many scouts looking at him. He was going to be a great football player.”

Tyre was part of a group called the St. Louis Bad Boyz football club who were in Orlando for a weeklong training camp, the Post-Dispatch reported.

The group had chaperones and, by all accounts, were doing what millions do every year during spring break in Orlando: enjoying

the theme parks and rides.

He was a student at the City Garden Montessori School in St. Louis. The school sent a letter to parents Friday saying counseling would be available for students on Monday.

“Tyre has been a City Garden student for many years,” the school said in a statement from its principal and CEO. “We will miss him tremendously and our hearts go out to his family and friends during this extremely difficult time.”

No criminal charges have been filed but a negligence or wrongful death lawsuit, or both, seem likely. Crump said boy's parents “intend to get answers for Tyre's grieving family.”

“A fun theme park visit with his football team should not have ended in tragedy,” Crump said.

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews ACROSS 1 Late actor Hartman 5 Moccasin or clog 9 Cushiony 13 Recluse 15 Summertime complaint 16 Discontinued Olympic sport 17 Deliver an address 18 Gazelles & gnus 20 Papa 21 Pickle container 23 Washes off soap

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Dear Annie: My husband and I met 20 years ago and had a passionate, whirlwind courtship. Two years after we were married, intimacy gradually became less and less frequent.

In a nutshell, my husband hid his physical issues from me, which were caused by a surgery that he had undergone as a kid. The surgery did damage to him, which worsened over the years.

While he was a great step-dad and hardworking man, he tried blaming me for our lack of intimacy, saying that I was being too vanilla. When I challenged him on that, instigating slightly kinky sex, he started becoming depressed and withdrawn. After a particularly bad patch, which showed he was becoming involved in stupid, dangerous, "macho" events, I got him into therapy.

That helped, up to a point. The counselor told him outright that there were more ways to be sexually active with a loved one than just "the one way." I emphasized my complaint by stating that this relationship

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DOWN 1 Threesome 2 Strong desire to travel

wasn't what I signed on for and perhaps we needed to divorce. He agreed to try, and I thought we had turned a corner.

Nope. It's been over 12 years since we've been intimate. Our relationship is like that of brother and sister or good friends. But, for me, the love has died a slow death.

This is especially true now that we have moved to another state. We are without friends, and my daughter is grown. I'm angry and sad that I stayed so long, believing his declarations of love, but he never got a physical evaluation or listened to our therapist. One thing I learned from this experience is that I have been an enabler.

Today, I told him I'm dreaming of buying a small camper and living alone. -Missing Intimacy Dear Missing Intimacy: Your fantasy of driving away in a camper is completely understandable.

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flee (the camper) or freeze (12 years of no intimacy).

You are trying to stop this unhealthy situation any way you can, and that makes sense. Before you run away and profess a life of solitude, maybe try therapy again, and tell him exactly what you told me in this letter. Without communication, nothing will change.

Hopefully, you can figure out a way to make your marriage work, but if intimacy with him remains impossible, you can separate on amicable terms and not just run away.

Dear Annie: I understand how "feeling powerless" is feeling. One thing I do each day is to focus on gratitude.

I am grateful for my home, my pets, friends and loved ones in my life. I also have people I talk to over the phone, which helps me not feel like I'm alone in my feelings over the situation we are living in. I also set small goals for myself each day, which include some kind of self-care and exercise. I am never down or depressed, as I just find ways to not go there anymore.

What you think about comes about. This has worked for me. -- Grateful in Oregon.

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Just like their fossil fuel counterpart, prices for canola, sunflower, palm, soybean, peanut and other vegetable oils have gone through the roof.

That’s according to data from Gro Intelligence, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to track global food trends.

Its index covering U.S. prices for a basket of vegetable oils has jumped by about 45% from a year ago and 145% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The price gains are bad news for food producers’ profit margins and consumers’ wallets.

The numbers under-

score booming demand for vegetable oil, which is used in everything from food products to cosmetics and increasingly as a substitute for fossil fuels.

Global production has failed to keep pace, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will put further pressure on supplies because the Black Sea region accounts for three-quarters of global exports.

Gro Intelligence says other factors keeping supplies tight include drought in Brazil, the top soybean oil producer, as well as export tax hikes in Indonesia, a major palm oil exporter, and Argentina, the No. 1 soybean oil exporter.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Trenton R-IX School District is requesting proposals for spraying, repairing and painting at the CF Russell Stadium Track.

Proposals shall be submitted to: Trenton R-IX School District 1607 Normal Street Trenton, MO 64683 All proposals shall be submitted no later than 10:00 am on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 by standard mail or email clearly marked: CF Russell Track Repair. Contact Kris Ockenfels at 660-359-3994 (kockenfels@trentonr9.k12. mo.us) for project specifications. The Trenton R-IX School District reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals or to accept the proposal that it finds, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the school district. dMar25,29,Apr1 --------------------------------------

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FARM NEEDS *WANTED* FARM GROUND TO LEASE! Competitive Rates AARON LANDES, 660-358-2682 L905tf -------------------------------------See Consumer Oil & Supply for your One Stop Shop for Muck and Lacrosse boots and gloves. Consumer Oil & Supply, 614 Harris Ave., 359-2258 C361dtf --------------------------------------

FINANCIAL STATEMENT Laredo Fire Protection District January 1, 2021 thru December 31, 2021 BEGINNING CASH BALANCE

$16,761.65

RECEIPTS Taxes Donations/Memorials/Miscellaneous Community Room Rent TOTAL RECEIPTS

42,209.84 1,635.77 435.00 $44,280.61

DISBURSEMENTS Equipment purchases/repairs Insurance Utilities/LP/trash Fuel Mowing/cleaning/maintenance Interest on lease/purchase Principal payment on lease/purchase Legal notices/dues/miscellaneous TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS

8,523.08 7,693.00 5,549.99 508.34 2,076.94 757.20 8,115.64 1,376.49 $34,600.68

ENDING CASH BALANCE

$26,441.58

I, Melissa Lowrey, Secretary/Treasurer of the Laredo Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a complete and correct statement as d29 required for the year ending December 31, 2021.

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AREA DEATHS

Edgar R. Chrisman Edgar R. Chrisman, a 73-year-old Gallatin resident, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron.

Cremation has taken place under the direction of Bram Funeral Home at Hamilton. Private services will be held at a later date.

Edgar was born on April 15, 1948, in Boonville, the son of Edgar H. and Margaret Ashpaugh Chrisman.

He served his country in the Navy Reserves and worked in IT at Hallmark Cards. He had lived in Gallatin for the past 50 years.

On March 8, 1969, he married Sandra L. Divin in Overland Park, KS. She survives of the home.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Alicia Chrisman, her daughter Danielle Pettit (Harrison) and their children,Waylin and Beckitt Pettit; a son, J. Chrisman (Kate), and their sons, Case and Cole Chrisman; a sister, Susie (Gene); a brother-in-law, Rolland (Pam) Divin; and nieces and nephews.

Edgar was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Gallatin FFA Trap Shooting Team.

They can be mailed in care of Bram Funeral Home, 208 E. School St., Hamilton, MO 64644.

Wayne A. (Smoke) Wilson Wayne A. (Smoke) Wilson, a 79-year-old Spickard resident, died at 11:40 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City.

His bond was donated to the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Smoke was born July 9, 1942 in Spickard, the son of Ronald Rex and Mary Catherine Obermeyer Wilson. He graduated from Spickard High School. He had been the owner/operator of Wilson’s Garage since 1967.

He had served as the Spickard mayor for many years and served as a member of the Spickard Fire Department and Spickard School Board. He enjoyed the afternoon pitch games at the station and watching any kind of racing.

On Nov. 24, 1997 he was married to Susie Stan-

turf at Princeton. She survives of the home.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Todd Wilson and his wife, Mindy of Spickard and Toni Wilson and his wife, Janet of Trenton; one stepson, Dale Moore and his wife, Mary of Oklahoma; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren; two sisters, Rosemary Peeler of Jamesport and Rhonda Mikkelson and her husband, Bill of Kansas City; two brothers, CR Wilson and his wife, Karen and Jerald Wilson and his wife, Vickie, all of Spickard.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Ronnie (Slick) Wilson.

Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.

Neill Selected For MCCA Leadership Recognition Edward Neill, a criminal justice student at North Central Missouri College from Princeton, has been selected as NCMC’s representation for the Missouri Community College Association 2022 Student Leadership Award.

Edward is pursuing two degrees, including an AA and an AAS in Criminal Justice. He is involved in the Criminal Justice Club, Tutoring Center, and Student Support Services. Edward is also involved in his church and is a member of the Missouri Army National Guard. After he graduates from NCMC, he would like to continue his studies at Missouri Western State University with the ultimate goal to become a criminal defense attorney.

“Eddie is a hardworking student who is the epitome of leadership,” said Jenna Vandel, NCMC Criminal Justice Instructor. “He is quick to offer ideas, solutions, and assistance to his fellow students. It is common to find Eddie playing cards and visiting with his classmates. He is well respected by other students and faculty and staff.”

Annually, each community college in the state of Missouri is invited to identify a student to receive the Student Leadership Award. The award is presented to an exceptional student leader from each of Missouri’s community colleges. Recipients must be enrolled in good standing, have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and exhibit out-

Edward Neill

standing leadership qualities through contributions to the college during the previous academic year.

Eddie will be recognized for his accomplishment at the annual MCCA Student Leadership recognition held on April 28 in Columbia.

Dr. Kristen Alley, Vice President of Student Affairs, said, “Each year, we solicit nominations from faculty and staff for the Student Leadership Award.

We had some excellent nominations this year, and several people submitted Edward’s name. He is a great student and is an excellent representative of this award and for NCMC. We are excited to honor him in Columbia, along with other student leaders across the state.”

THS Names Students Of The Quarter The Trenton High School Students of the Quarter for the third quarter of the 2021-22 school year have been announced by Principal Kasey Bailey.

Selected for the honor, which can only be received once in a student’s high school career, are freshman Ellie Meeker, sophomore Eric Davidson, junior Lydia Leininger and senior Trager Leeper.

Ellie is the daughter of Jason and Kimberly Meeker. She is a member of the THS Student Council and works with the THS Black and Gold Coffee Shop. Outside of school, she is a member of The Gifted Group, where she participates in various community activities.

Eric, the son of Kellie Boren, is a member of the Future Farmers of America and works with the THS Black and Gold Coffee Shop. Outside of school, he participates in various community activities through The Gifted Group.

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The Trenton High School Students of the Quarter for the third quarter of the 2021-22 school year are, from left, senior Trager Leeper, junior Lydia Leininger, sophomore Eric Davidson and freshman Ellie Meeker.

Selected as the junior student is Lydia Leininger, daughter of Shawn and Cara Leininger. She is a member of Drama Club, Key Club, Gold Rush, band and the tennis team. Outside of school, Lydia attends Rural Dale Baptist

Bright Futures Project Is Topic At Rotary Club Meeting Beds for Bulldogs was the topic of a program presented at the Thursday, March 24 meeting of the Trenton Rotary Club, held at the BTC Bank community room. Brian Upton presided at the meeting, Chris Hoffman gave the prayer and Jeff Crowley was the sergeant of arms.

Program chairman Amy Lewis introduced Terri Critten, volunteer co-coordinator of the Bright Futures Trenton program, who told about the initiative to provide beds to children in need. She said several requests have been received for children who do not have their own bed to sleep in, with many sleeping on couches, chairs or floors as well as having to share a bed with one or more siblings. The Trenton and Gallatin Bright Futures organizations have teamed up for the bed project and through fundraisers and donations (including fundraising matches of $1,500 each from the Trenton and Gallatin branches of Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri) have been able to purchase 11 bed sets, which include twin-size bed frames, mattresses and bedding. Wesley United Methodist Church provides storage for the local bed sets.

Mrs. Critten also gave an update on other Bright Futures Trenton initiatives, including mentoring, High 5 Friday and Lunch Buddies at Rissler Elementary School, Backpack Buddies for preschool students and Work for Success at the high school, which allows students to earn free dual credit through a work/job shadow program with local businesses. Middle school students are also being offered resources in various areas. She said Bright Fu-

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tures is also gearing up for its annual Back to School Event this summer, which will include all schools in Grundy County.

During the business meeting, Upton reminded members of the virtual Leadership Institute being offered via Zoom on April 12 and 19. There is a registration deadline of March 31 and those interested in participating are asked to contact Upton for more information.

The club is collecting new shoes for its Shoes for Orphan Souls project.

Shoes will be collected at meetings through April 14 or persons can contact chairman Diane Lowrey to have their shoes picked up.

Monetary donations are also being accepted through April 7 and can be mailed to the club at PO Box 254, Trenton, MO 64683. For every pair of shoes collected for the Orphan Souls project, the club is requesting a pair be donated to the Bright Futures shoe program. Those shoes are also being collected by the Rotary Club for donation to the local Bright Futures organization. A goal of 100 shoes for each project has been set by the club.

In addition to club members, local residents, organizations and/or businesses are also encouraged to make a donation.

The club will meet again at noon on Thursday, March 31 at the BTC Bank community room.

Church.

Trager is the son of the Karrie Watkins and Trevor Leeper. At THS, he is a member of the THS Golden Bulldog Marching Band and the THS Choir.

He was selected to the AllState Choir his junior and

senior years. He has also been involved in Student Senate and Scholar Bowl.

Outside of school, Trager is a member of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra and is a shift manager of Fast Lane.

DAILY RECORD CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Jared M. Johnson, Trenton, pleaded guilty to speed-

ing and was fined $60.50.

REAL ESTATE Madeline King f/k/a Madeline Potter and husband to Mitchell D. Lewis.

KC Man Is Arrested Here A Kansas City man was arrested in Grundy County after drug were found in his car during a traffic stop.

According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Alonso Salgado-Ibarra, 21, is charged with possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less, a class D misdemeanor; driving while revoked or suspended, a class D misdemeanor; and failing to have two lighted headlamps, an infraction.

The charges were filed after he was stopped by the Trenton Police Department on March 23. SalgadoIbarra has posted a $943.50 cash-only bond and is scheduled to be in court April 12.

Trenton resident Jesse Ingraham was also arrested, charged with a class

D felony of stealing: $750 or more. Ingraham, 35, is accused of stealing a 2017 Ferris zero-turn lawnmower from Jayna Templeton d/b/a S & S Lawn Care in August 2020. Ingraham’s bond was set at $2,500 with 10 percent cash approved. He remains in the Grundy County Detention center, with a court date of April 14.

Also arrested was Tonya A. Baumgartner, a 45-yearold Trenton resident, who is accused of violating the terms of her probation on original charges of driving while intoxicated, a class E felony, and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, a class D misdemeanor. She is being held on $5,000 cash-only bond and is also to appear in court on April 14.